Hints for living a happier life
– A Puppy Showed Me How to Live in the Moment – I didn’t have a dog of my own until I was 63 years old. In 2019, after a long summer on the road selling books and being social, I went back to Panther Creek to prepare for a winter excursion. I stopped to check in with a friend of mine and he surprised … Continue reading Why Don’t You Want to Play?
– 3 Ways to Live the Life You Imagine – “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Parents, grandparents, and teachers were always asking us that question. As a kid, I didn’t know how to respond and still don’t; I can’t limit myself to one answer. I live my life as though I’m walking through a costume shop. There are a lot … Continue reading How to Make Dreams Come True
– Three Ways to Make Good Energy – When someone complains they’re treated like a dog, I wonder if they’re thinking like I’m thinking. It’s a well-known simile that implies abuse, but I interpret it differently. After watching the way they interact, I want my partner to treat me like her dog. I moved to Poland last year and began adapting to my new surroundings… … Continue reading I Learned by Watching Ina
– 5 Lessons Learned About Positive Thinking – Optimists are made, not born. They are formed with failure and setback, steeled by bad experience, hammered into shape by Choice and Will. Optimism is forged in fire. Mine was… My birth parents split up when I was six. My mother divorced her second husband when I was nine. By the time I was sixteen, I‘d lived … Continue reading Optimism is Forged in Fire
– Happiness Follows Me Wherever I Go – Maybe I told you this story… about living at the B-C Ranch deep in the Idaho backcountry. For three years, I served as the full-time caretaker there. It was a hunting property for a Washington farmer & empty most of the time, but it was too nice a place to leave unguarded. You could drive to it … Continue reading Fist Bumps from a Butterfly
Practice happiness. It needs to be intentional. Practice until you anticipate good things; when you’re excited but no longer surprised by them. You can make happiness last longer if you practice. Continue reading Practice Happiness for a Better Life
